June 3, 2008

Its not the regular market place we know !

From barbequed chicken to foreign exchange you have it all here yet the format is not so familiar. It is organized around river canals.Damnoen Saduak floating market near bangkok is a place where you will see producers and buyers jostling in their rowing boats selling , buying and exchanging goods […]

May 15, 2008

Indian Imprints

A documentary capturing the fascinating journey which traces the reach and influence of the Indian culture and art in South East Asian Countries …. I am waiting for the DVDs to be released by Krishnaswamy Associates http://www.kaplindia.net/pro_history.htm

April 24, 2008

Can the cell phone help end global poverty ?

It surely can, given its reach and the innovation around communication and transaction processing it is fuelling. On the flip side of it the huge success of cell phone among low income households is creating a tremendous pressure on other initiatives in the BoP markets to show results in terms […]

April 10, 2008

A rare glimpse of the mind through this Rangoli !

Would it have not been perfect when you ask someone how he/she visualises the future of an enterprise you get a vivid , detailed picture drawn and handed over to you ? This is just what happened in this case. In a small village near Solapur , Maharashtra when we […]

March 25, 2008

Care for a annualised interest rate of 60% ?

Dharavi in Mumbai is not far from Bandra-Kurla complex where you will find National Stock Exchange and the corporate offices of the entire range of banks and financial institutions. However the annualised interest rate for a short term loan in the informal sector of Dharavi is at least 60% or […]

March 15, 2008

Doing Well by Doing Good